Tokuyama Corporation

METACLENE

Tokuyama Corporation

Methylene chloride for metal-washing "METACLENE"

Tokuyama developed METACLENE as a solvent for cleaning metals. The product features excellent detergency and is nonflammable, highly stable, and economical to use. Owing to these properties, METACLENE is widely used in the machinery, automotive, and steel industries.


Product overview

Generic names

Methylene chloride for metal-washing

Chemical formula

CH2Cl2

Packing /
 
shipping method

250-kilogram drums, 25-kilogram small-sized cans, 20-kilogram   small-sized cans, Tanker lorries

Special properties

·          Nonflammable

·          Chlorinated   solvent

General applications

METACLENE is a solvent that removes processing oil, including   rust-proofing oil and cutting oil from surfaces after metal processing.

Special characteristics

·        Incombustibility: Incombustible liquid

·        Strong detergency: Powerful oil and fat content remover

·        Quick drying: Allows efficient work due to quick drying with no stain remaining

·        Excellent stability: Regarding other types of chlorinated solvents, a portion of the solvent occasionally decomposes depending on conditions of use, resulting in damaging metals which are washed surfaces and equipment. METACLENE, however, is very unlikely to cause such problems.